Office 2003 vs Office XP SP3

[Terence]

My users (LAN and remote users) are using Office XP SP2. What is the
recommended path to upgrade the existing Office XP to either Office XP Sp3 or
Office 2003.

What is the pros and cons of Office 2003 vs Office XP Sp3?

P.S. The remote users need to access Exchange mailbox.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

You have to spend money to upgrade to Office 2003.

 

[Peter Foldes]

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/compare.mspx

 

[Terence]

Any pros and cons comparison table?! I am not concerning about the money, I
am concerning any benefits we can gain when comparing with Office XP 2003.

You have to spend money to upgrade to Office 2003.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

My users (LAN and remote users) are using Office XP SP2. What is the
recommended path to upgrade the existing Office XP to either Office XP Sp3
or
Office 2003.

What is the pros and cons of Office 2003 vs Office XP Sp3?

P.S. The remote users need to access Exchange mailbox.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Office 2003 Editions: Compare them to Previous Versions
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/compare.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Any pros and cons comparison table?! I am not concerning about the money, I
| am concerning any benefits we can gain when comparing with Office XP 2003.

 

[Timothy L]

Frequently asked questions about the Office Shortcut bar and Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830180/

Office Shortcut Bar is not included in Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822573/

Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

When you try to install Office 2003, earlier versions of Office are removed during the setup process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826319/

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003??
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=327

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003?? Q & A
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=450


Microsoft Office XP to Microsoft Office 2003 Migration Issues (XP-03Delta.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...5E-6F12-416E-8A58-043010169EFE&displaylang=en


Microsoft Word or the Microsoft Word Viewer is required to view XP-03Delta.doc.

You can download the Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&DisplayLang=en

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Any pros and cons comparison table?! I am not concerning about the money, I
am concerning any benefits we can gain when comparing with Office XP 2003.

You have to spend money to upgrade to Office 2003.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

My users (LAN and remote users) are using Office XP SP2. What is the
recommended path to upgrade the existing Office XP to either Office XP Sp3
or
Office 2003.

What is the pros and cons of Office 2003 vs Office XP Sp3?

P.S. The remote users need to access Exchange mailbox.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

IMO, best thing about Office 2003 is Outlook and the ability to connect to
Exchange 2003 without a VPN using RPC over HTTPS.

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After furious head scratching, Terence asked:

| My users (LAN and remote users) are using Office XP SP2. What is the
| recommended path to upgrade the existing Office XP to either Office
| XP Sp3 or Office 2003.
|
| What is the pros and cons of Office 2003 vs Office XP Sp3?
|
| P.S. The remote users need to access Exchange mailbox.

 

[Terence]

Thank you all of you.

BTW, I have found that the Chinese characters (Traditional and Simplified
Chinese)are not displayed correctly ("?" is displayed instead) in the subject
line of the Outlook XP. Do you know the said Chinese characters display
issue is fixed in Office 2003 edition? If so, which hotfix or article talks
about this issue and solution?

Frequently asked questions about the Office Shortcut bar and Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830180/

Office Shortcut Bar is not included in Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822573/

Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

When you try to install Office 2003, earlier versions of Office are removed during the setup process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826319/

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003??
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=327

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003?? Q & A
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=450


Microsoft Office XP to Microsoft Office 2003 Migration Issues (XP-03Delta.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...5E-6F12-416E-8A58-043010169EFE&displaylang=en


Microsoft Word or the Microsoft Word Viewer is required to view XP-03Delta.doc.

You can download the Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&DisplayLang=en

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Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others.
Requests for assistance by email will NOT be acknowledged!

Any pros and cons comparison table?! I am not concerning about the money, I
am concerning any benefits we can gain when comparing with Office XP 2003.

You have to spend money to upgrade to Office 2003.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



My users (LAN and remote users) are using Office XP SP2. What is the
recommended path to upgrade the existing Office XP to either Office XP Sp3
or
Office 2003.

What is the pros and cons of Office 2003 vs Office XP Sp3?

P.S. The remote users need to access Exchange mailbox.

 

[Timothy L]

I wouldn't know anything about that as I only know and understand English, thus I wouldn't use Chinese
characters anywhere in my documents.


However, I just did a search on the Microsoft Knowledge Base and found some articles that may help:

Traditional Chinese end-user-defined characters (EUDC) do not appear correctly after you install Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826711/

Description of Office 2003 Input Method Editor (Chinese Traditional) hotfix package: March 5, 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835740/

Description of the Office 2003 Alternative User Input update: November 9, 2004
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870774/


One or more the updates/hotfixes noted above might be included in an Office 2003 Service Pack:

How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870924/

Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842532/

Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887616/

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Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others.
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Thank you all of you.

BTW, I have found that the Chinese characters (Traditional and Simplified
Chinese)are not displayed correctly ("?" is displayed instead) in the subject
line of the Outlook XP. Do you know the said Chinese characters display
issue is fixed in Office 2003 edition? If so, which hotfix or article talks
about this issue and solution?

Frequently asked questions about the Office Shortcut bar and Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830180/

Office Shortcut Bar is not included in Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822573/

Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

When you try to install Office 2003, earlier versions of Office are removed during the setup process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826319/

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003??
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=327

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003?? Q & A
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=450


Microsoft Office XP to Microsoft Office 2003 Migration Issues (XP-03Delta.doc)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...5E-6F12-416E-8A58-043010169EFE&displaylang=en


Microsoft Word or the Microsoft Word Viewer is required to view XP-03Delta.doc.

You can download the Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&DisplayLang=en

--
Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others.
Requests for assistance by email will NOT be acknowledged!

Any pros and cons comparison table?! I am not concerning about the money, I
am concerning any benefits we can gain when comparing with Office XP 2003.

:

You have to spend money to upgrade to Office 2003.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



My users (LAN and remote users) are using Office XP SP2. What is the
recommended path to upgrade the existing Office XP to either Office XP Sp3
or
Office 2003.

What is the pros and cons of Office 2003 vs Office XP Sp3?

P.S. The remote users need to access Exchange mailbox.